This simple script allows you to clone git repository by entering github username and repository name.

github.sh

#!/bin/bash

# #############################################################################################################################################
# This simple script will allow you to clone github project by providing github username and repository name you want to clone.
# The format is as following:
# > github username repository foldername
# Foldername is not neccessary. If not specified, repository name will be used.
# This script is meant to be copied to /usr/bin so you can run it as a command.
# You can do so by running:
# > wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/sitemapxml/ccb1b14e4fbee4cc8122c086ec5694e6/raw/6d4b9bb97b455a79ed7a54b48734d15ec1a39fb4/github.sh
# > chmod +x github.sh
# > mv github.sh /usr/bin/github
# After that you can run it normally as any other command.
# #############################################################################################################################################

if [ $# = 0 ]; then
        echo "Please provide necessary arguments divided by space:"
        echo "github username | repository name | download folder name (optional)"
else
        git clone https://github.com/$1/$2.git $3
fi